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26 Jul 2009 22:01

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World: Johnnie Walker causes a massive protest akin to the Iran election

All these laid off liquor factory employees need to remember that they’ll make it through the day with some help from Johnnie Walker Red. source
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19 Jul 2009 22:48

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World: More arrests (and bad stuff in general) going down in China

In response to the riots in China, hundreds more have been detained by police. The two men in these photos were seized while entering their family’s public bathhouse. source
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17 Jul 2009 10:38

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World: Iran’s Rafsanjani on the election: “All of us have suffered”

  • We could have taken our best step in the history of the Islamic revolution had the election not faced problems. We are in doubt today. Today, we are living bitter conditions due to what happened after the announcement of the election result. All of us have suffered. We need unity more than anytime else.
  • Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani • Describing the political climate around Iran in the wake of the election during a prayer service today. Rafsanjani, a Mousavi supporter and former Iranian president himself, also said protesters in prison should be freed: “We should not keep so many people in prison,” he said. “We should free them to take care of their families.” • source
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12 Jul 2009 21:23

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World: Not cool: Five more journalists were put in Iran’s jails

  • 41 journalists are currently imprisoned in Iran for doing their jobs source
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09 Jul 2009 11:07

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World: Now necessary to protest in Iran: Surgical masks

  • They need them to protect their identity. As the latest protests in the country blaze on, we remind everyone that it’s not a fun time to be a member of the opposition in Iran. They’re facing a harsh response from the government, but now have to go out of their way to hide their identity during those protests (which still number in the hundreds). Very sad. By the way, it’s been nearly a month since the contested election. They’re still fighting. Good for them. source
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07 Jul 2009 20:59

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World: Heartwrenching Urumqi riots quote of the day. A gut-punch.

  • The policemen took away my husband last night. I don’t know why and I don’t know where he is.
  • A woman named Abdurajit • Talking to foreign media in the midst of heavy protests in China. Since Sunday, at least 1,434 have been arrested in connection with the rioting. By the way, read the Guardian story in the link – you’ll be glad you did. Tania Branigan has such a beautiful way with the written word in describing the tension in the air. Her way of discussing how an old woman’s words stepped above the fray in a mass of protests is chilling. • source
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07 Jul 2009 09:55

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Tech, World: Is Twitter worthy of a Nobel Peace Prize? An expert sez yes.

  • In the past month, 140 characters were enough to shine a light on Iranian oppression and elevate Twitter to the level of change agent. Even the government of Iran has been forced to utilize the very tool they attempted to squelch to try to hold on to power.
  • Mark Pfeifle • A former deputy security adviser who played a global outreach role for the National Security Council, making an argument as to why the creators of Twitter should be up for a Nobel Peace Prize for their role in the protests in Iran. He’s serious, and he has enough clout that he’s worth listening to in this case. High-five to the Twitter guys! • source
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06 Jul 2009 10:25

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World: Sepratist-led protests in Xinjiang, China lead to lots of deaths

  • 140+ have been killed in deadly ethnic riots source
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29 Jun 2009 10:23

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World: The scene from Honduras: A giant freaking mess of protests

  • As you can tell, the coup in Honduras sure had the side effect of messing everything up. All because Jose Manuel Zelaya wanted the right to put a constitutional referendum up for a vote. Seems like that would’ve been easier.source
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25 Jun 2009 10:30

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World: Mousavi under intense amounts of pressure to stop fighting Iran vote

  • I am pressured to abandon my demand for the vote annulment … a major rigging has happened … I am prepared to prove that those behind the rigging are responsible for the bloodshed … Continuation of legal and calm protests will guarantee achieving our goals.
  • Mir Hossein Mousavi • On the protests that continue despite much fighting by the leadership and his hand being forced to give up the protests. Beyond the protests, Mousavi was the managing editor of the Kalameh-ye Sabz daily newspaper, which was forced to close this week. He’s not happy about that at all. The protests have been slowed greatly because of increased police presence but the protracted fight has had the side effect of showing massive rifts within the Iranian establishment. • source
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